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- Posted 3 years ago
How To Apply For Research Funding: 10 Tips For Economists in Academia
Applying for funding is a major part of life as an academic. Here are 10 tips for applying for funding as an economist: 1. Apply early
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- Posted 3 years ago
What To Expect And How To Prepare For The Assessment Centre - A Guide For Economists
When you are applying for jobs as a graduate economist, as part of the application process you may be asked to attend an assessment centre. Assessment centres are a tool commonly used in recruitment for government jobs or for joining large companies with extensive graduate recruitment schemes. Typically, you will be invited to attend such a centre after a preliminary interview and before a final decision is made.
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- Posted 3 years ago
What to Do With Your Economics Degree: Career Paths for An Economist
What kind of jobs can you get with an economics degree? Today we're considering five possible careers for economics graduates and the pros and cons of each. Researcher
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- Posted 3 years ago
5 reasons why your paper got rejected from a conference
When you want to present your work at a conference, either as a poster or as a presentation, then you need to first submit an abstract. A committee from the conference will go through all the abstracts and choose some of them to be presented at the conference. So there are times when you will be not be invited to present your work at the conference. But why is this? What leads to your paper being rejected from a conference? Here are five reasons that this might happen. 1. Your project wasn't relevant to the conference theme
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- Posted 3 years ago
How to properly cite your conference paper
One of the great things about attending conferences is getting to learn about the latest and most cutting-edge research before its published in journals or books. You can hear authors presenting their newest work, sometimes even before their experiments or data collection are complete. This information is very interesting to have, however, it is also more speculative than published work as it has not been peer-reviewed or edited. For this reason, it's important to be clear when you cite a conference paper, so that your audience can see that the work has not been peer-reviewed.
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- Posted 3 years ago
5 Tips to improve your experience at conferences
1.Talk to people you don't know as well as those you do
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- Posted 3 years ago
Tips on attending an international conference
Maybe you've been to a few smaller national conferences, and now you're getting ready to head to your first international conference. Or perhaps your first conference will be a large international one. In either case, there are some tips that you should keep in mind when attending an international conference specifically. Here is our advice on preparing for and attending an international conference. It's likely that English will be the most commonly used language
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- Posted 3 years ago
How to write an abstract for conference paper
If you want to get your work out to the academic community before you publish it, then presenting at a conference is an excellent opportunity. When you give a talk or present a poster to a conference audience, you can share your work, gather feedback and new ideas from other attendees, and raise your own profile as a researcher.
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- Posted 3 years ago
Economists and Entrepreneurship: Can Economists Be Good Entrepreneurs?
If you're studying economics and are thinking about possible career options, have you considered entrepreneurship? Studying economics gives you many skills which are useful in running your own business. Here are some of the qualities which you'll gain from training in economics which are valuable for entrepreneurship: Good numeracy and a solid understanding of statistics
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- Posted 3 years ago
Where To Pursue an Academic Career as an Economist: USA vs Europe
If you're an economist and you're starting to plan out your career options, then you have a big decision to make: where should you pursue your career? The two biggest locations for the academic job market are the USA and Europe. Today we're comparing both of them so you could see which would be the best place for you to work. Reputation and Career Possibilities
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- Posted 3 years ago
How to choose the right conference for me
With so many great conferences being held every year, it can be hard to decide which you should attend. Most researchers have a limited budget for conference travel, so it's important to pick your conferences wisely. But how do you know which conference is right for you and for your career? Here are five factors to consider when choosing a conference to attend. National or international?
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- Posted 3 years ago
How to Wisely Plan a Budget for Conference Trip
Planning a budget for a conference trip is fairly straight forward, but if this is your first conference then you need some basic information to help you with your planning. Here are some tips on how you can plan your budget. Check up on your institutional funding
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- Posted 3 years ago
Top Economics Conferences 2016/17
Are you looking for a great economics conference? Here we list some of the top economics events taking place 2016/17. November 2016 Call for Papers: Special Issue of Open Economies Review on Global Labor Markets
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- Posted 3 years ago
Meet Vladimir: an Associate Professor of Economics at Ewha Womans University in Seoul
Vladimir Hlasny is an associate professor of Economics at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. We chose him as the winner of our Conference Grant Contest 2016 and awarded him with a €500 grant.
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- Posted 3 years ago
5 Biggest Mistakes Conference Attendees Make
Make your conference experience better by avoiding these five common mistakes: 1.Trying to do too much
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- Posted 4 years ago
Current Prizes for Young Economists
If you're a young economics student, then there are a number of prizes which you might be eligible for. Various economics organisations create competitions or awards in which they give out prizes for the best project or essay submitted by young economists who are either in school, at university, or at an early stage in their career. These prizes can include cash, money for books, or even career opportunities, and winning such a prize is a great boon for your CV. So here are 10 economics prizes which you might consider applying for.
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- Posted 4 years ago
Your Must-Have Items for Conferences
When you're packing for a conference, there are some essentials to bring along that will make your life much easier. Check out our list of these items below and make sure you have them in your bag so your conference trip is as smooth as possible. 1. The conference program
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- Posted 4 years ago
10 New Year's Resolutions for an Academic Teacher of Economics
Welcome to 2017! It's the perfect time to start with your New Year's resolutions and see what you want to learn, change or improve this year. Get inspired by our list of 10 goals created especially for university teachers of Economics. We hope it will help you make 2017 even more successful than the previous year!
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- Posted 4 years ago
How to Find An Economics Job in an International Organisation
If you're working on your economics degree, you might be wondering about what career options are open to you before. You can do all sorts of work with the skills which you'll pick up from your degree, but one of the most highly desired jobs among ambitious students is a role in an international organisation.
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- Posted 4 years ago
Tips For Students Attending Their First Academic Conference
Attending a conference for the first time can be both a lot of fun and a rather scary experience! So here are some tips for students attending their first conference, to make it as enjoyable and beneficial as possible. Check the program before you leave
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- Posted 4 years ago
10 Tips to Make Your Lectures More Engaging For Your Students
It can be tough for students to stay attentive during long and demanding lectures, so here are 10 tips to keep students engaged when you're teaching: 1. Ask questions and seek your student's opinions
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- Posted 4 years ago
10 Biggest Struggles of Conference Attendees
Academic conferences can be productive, helpful, and even fun. But they're not without their challenges! Here are some struggles which conference attendees have to deal with: 1.Finding your way around an unfamiliar city
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5 Biggest Problems That Women Face At Academic Conferences
Attending conferences is an important part of any academic career. However, they can provide challenges that women in academia must overcome. Here are five of the biggest problems which women face at academic conferences. 1.Being less likely to be accepted to present than men
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- Posted 4 years ago
6 Steps To Become a College Professor
1. Publish, publish, publish.
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- Posted 4 years ago
Academizing During Your First Academic Conference
There was a certain naiveté in the air when I went to my first academic conference. I thought that all I would have to do is to write a decent paper and to present it to the public. In retrospect this could have ended badly and I wish someone had intercepted me on the way to the airport and given me some key-warnings to know in advance. Thus, after this multifaceted experience, I thought to write the following points in a humble and only half-serious manner.